Angus McRitchie

Angus McRitchie is a former Scottish wrestler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

McRitchie was a member of the Glasgow Police wrestling team^[1] and was a Scottish international wrestler.^[2]

He participated in the 1957 Scottish championships^[3] before being selected for the 1958 Scottish team^[4][5] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 90kg light-heavyweight event^[6] finishing sixth behind gold medallist Jan Theron of South Africa.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Farquhar and Mackenzie may not be fit". The Scotsman. 23 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ "Scottish Wrestling Team Doubts". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 August 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Keen competition in Amateur Wrestling". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 March 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Games invalids". Western Mail. 19 July 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived 2019-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
6. ^ "Light Heavy-Weight". Western Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Disappointing Time". The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.